Some of the information for this story was found in the Butler Eagle

WEST SUNBURY – Dylan Hipple hit Brian Best with a 22-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left capping a 90-yard drive that lifted Karns City to a 28-26 win over homestanding Moniteau in the season opener for both teams Friday night.

Trailing 26-21 with 2:09 left to play, Karns City went on the game-winning drive that included a 53-yard pass from Hipple to Brad Francis and the 22-yard strike to Best in the corner of the end zone.

Hipple finished the night going 8 of 13 passing for 158 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

Moniteau led 20-14 at halftime before Karns City took a 21-20 lead on a 44-yard Glenn Toy run. Toy, a sophomore, had eight carries for 102 yards and two scores. Francis had three grabs for 79 yards.

The Warriors retook the lead on a 34-yard pass from Kyle Armagost to Brayden McCorry with 1:47 left in the third quarter, but the two-point conversion run failed.

Armagost was 5 of 14 passing for 101 yards, a touchdown and a pick and also ran 21 times for 72 yards and two scores.

Freshman running back Dustin Geagan had a big coming out party rushing 15 times for 144 yards for Moniteau.

NOTES – It was the third straight regular-season game between the teams decided by two points or less. Moniteau got a 22-21 win last year and a 35-34 win in 2008, although Karns City blew Moniteau out in the District 9 playoffs in 2008 … Overall, it is the seventh time in the last 12 games that a Moniteau-Karns City game had been decided by three points or less. Karns City won 20-18 in the 2006 regular season and 32-29 in the 2006 District 9 playoffs. Moniteau took home a 10-7 win in the 2005 District 9 playoffs and also won 22-20 in the 2003 regular season.

KARNS CITY 28, MONITEAU 26

Score by Quarters

Karns City 6 8 7 7 – 28

Moniteau 8 12 6 0 – 26

Scoring Summary

First Quarter

M – Kyle Armagost 14 run (Armagost pass to Zach Sloan), 10:31

KC – Glenn Toy 22 run (pass failed), 6:59

Second Quarter

M – Armagost 2 run (kick failed), 9:58

KC – Tyler Marsinetti 25 pass from Dylan Hipple (Tyler Slagle run), 9:02

M – Dustin Geagan 59 run (run failed), 8:39

Third Quarter

KC – Toy 44 run (Adam Garing kick), 10:43

M – Brayden McCorry 34 pass from Armagost (run failed), 1:47

Fourth Quarter

KC – Brian Best 22 pass from Hipple (Garing kick), 0:17

Team Stats

                                           KC                  M

First Downs                        15                    20

Rushes-Yards                     35-159             47-245

Passing Yards                     158                  101

Passing: Comp-Att-Int       8-13-1              5-14-1

Total Yards                                    317                  346

Fumbles-Lost                     4-1                   2-1

Penalties-Yards                  6-45                 3-25

Individual Statistics

Rushing – Karns City: Glenn Toy 8-102, Dylan Hipple 12-19, Alex Kinkela 4-12, Tyler Slagle 3-11, Cody Coyle 2-9, Zach Barney 3-5, Tyler Shreve 1-2, Brian Best 1-2, Team 1-minus 3. Moniteau: Dustin Geagan 15-144, Kyle Armagost 21-72, David Campbell 10-39, Team 1-minus 10.

Passing – Karns City: Hipple 8 of 13, 158 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception. Moniteau: Armagost 5 of 14, 101 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception.

Receiving – Karns City: Brad Francis 3-79, Coyle 2-24, Tyler Marsinetti 1-25, Best 1-22, Tyler Slagle 1-8. Moniteau: Brayden McCorry 2-72, Geagan 2-22, Zach Sloan 1-7.